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Nonesuch a novel

"A spellbinding tale about an ambitious young woman who must thwart an occult plot by time-traveling fascists during the chaos of the London Blitz-from "one of our most powerful writers of wayward historical fiction" (The Washington Post). It's the summer of 1939, and the air in London is thick with...

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Main Author: Spufford, Francis, 1964- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2026.
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Historical fiction.
War fiction.
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Summary:"A spellbinding tale about an ambitious young woman who must thwart an occult plot by time-traveling fascists during the chaos of the London Blitz-from "one of our most powerful writers of wayward historical fiction" (The Washington Post). It's the summer of 1939, and the air in London is thick with the tension of impending war. Iris Hawkins, a fiery young financial secretary, has a chance encounter with Geoff, a genius engineer from the new technology of television. What was supposed to be one night of abandon draws her instead into a nightmare of otherworldly pursuit-into a reality where time bends, spirits can be summoned, and history hangs by a thread. Soon there are Nazi planes droning overhead. In a time when death falls randomly from above each night, when the streets are darker than the wildest forest and all the men are away in uniform, the defense of the city is in the hands of its women. But Iris has more to contend with than just the terrors of the Blitz. Over the rooftops of burning London, in the twisted passages between past and present, through the vast night sky and across the tiny screens of early television, a fascist fanatic is travelling with a gun in her hand, and only Iris can stop her from altering the course of history forever. Both a thrilling page-turner and a profound exploration of ambition, love, and the fight against tyranny, Nonesuch is a story that is as enchanting as it is urgent. Packed with twists, tension, and wonder, it is a triumph of storytelling"-- Provided by publisher.
Item Description:Originally published in Great Britain in 2026 by Faber & Faber Limited.
Physical Description:pages ; cm
ISBN:9781668214374
1668214377
Author Notes:Francis Spufford began as the author of four highly praised books of nonfiction. His first book, I May Be Some Time , won the Writers Guild Award for Best Nonfiction Book, the Banff Mountain Book Prize, and a Somerset Maugham Award. It was followed by The Child That Books Built , Backroom Boys , and most recently, Unapologetic . But with Red Plenty , he switched to the novel. Golden Hill won multiple literary prizes on both sides of the Atlantic; Light Perpetual was longlisted for the Booker Prize; and Cahokia Jazz was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction and won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History. In England, he is a Fellow of both the Royal Society of Literature and the Royal Historical Society. He teaches writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London.

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